Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• US: Enemies searching WikiLeaks Iraq papers (AP)
• Saddam Hussein aide Tariq Aziz sentenced to hang (AP)
• WikiLeaks has more U.S. war files, Pentagon says (Reuters)
• 10 killed in robbery attempt in northern Iraq (AP)
• How Tariq Aziz's death sentence could drive a wedge into Iraqi politics (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Iraq's Tareq Aziz sentenced to death, Vatican appeals (Reuters)
• Iraq court sentences Tareq Aziz to death (AFP)
• Gunmen kill 10 in Iraq gold market attack (Reuters)
• WikiLeaks files should prompt Iraq abuse probe: U.N. (Reuters)
• Tariq Aziz and Iraq's most-wanted deck of cards: where are the aces and kings now? (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Vatican urges Iraq to halt Aziz execution (AP)
• UN rights chief urges US, Iraq to probe WikiLeaks evidence (AFP)
• Ten killed in Iraq jewelry heists (AFP)
• UN calls for US, Iraqi probe of Wikileaks reports (AP)
• Tariq Aziz, international face of Saddam's regime, sentenced to hang (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Iraq al Qaeda more lethal as homegrown insurgency (Reuters)
• Iraq, Afghanistan among 'most corrupt' nations (AFP)
• Report: Iraq, Afghanistan among most corrupt (AP)
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• WikiLeaks likely has more secret files: Pentagon (AFP)

US: Enemies searching WikiLeaks Iraq papers (AP) Posted: 26 Oct 2010 05:04 PM PDT AP - U.S. enemies already are combing through data released last week in a trove of Iraq war documents for ways to harm the American military, the Pentagon's No. 2 official said Tuesday.

Saddam Hussein aide Tariq Aziz sentenced to hang (AP) Posted: 26 Oct 2010 04:12 PM PDT AP - The international face of Saddam Hussein's regime, Tariq Aziz, was sentenced to death by hanging Tuesday for persecuting Shiites just over three months after the Americans transferred him to Iraqi government custody.

WikiLeaks has more U.S. war files, Pentagon says (Reuters) Posted: 26 Oct 2010 01:33 PM PDT Reuters - WikiLeaks, which already has made public nearly 500,000 classified U.S. files on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, has more U.S. documents for possible release than it has stated, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.

10 killed in robbery attempt in northern Iraq (AP) Posted: 26 Oct 2010 01:09 PM PDT AP - Thieves armed with guns and hand grenades stormed a jewelry shop Tuesday in northern Iraq and killed 10 people during a robbery attempt, Iraqi officials said.

How Tariq Aziz's death sentence could drive a wedge into Iraqi politics (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 26 Oct 2010 12:44 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Iraqis thirsting for vengeance as much as justice welcomed the death sentence Tuesday of one of Saddam Hussein’s best-known officials, Tariq Aziz.

Iraq's Tareq Aziz sentenced to death, Vatican appeals (Reuters) Posted: 26 Oct 2010 12:24 PM PDT Reuters - Iraq's high tribunal Tuesday passed a death sentence on Tareq Aziz, once the international face of dictator Saddam Hussein's government, over the persecution of Islamic parties, the court said.

Iraq court sentences Tareq Aziz to death (AFP) Posted: 26 Oct 2010 12:14 PM PDT AFP - Iraq's supreme criminal court found Iraq's former deputy premier Tareq Aziz guilty of "deliberate murder and crimes against humanity" on Tuesday, sentencing to death the long-time international face of the Saddam Hussein regime.

Gunmen kill 10 in Iraq gold market attack (Reuters) Posted: 26 Oct 2010 11:56 AM PDT Reuters - At least 10 people were killed, including five policemen, when gunmen attacked a goldsmiths' market in the northern Iraqi oil city of Kirkuk on Tuesday, police and hospital sources said.

WikiLeaks files should prompt Iraq abuse probe: U.N. (Reuters) Posted: 26 Oct 2010 11:12 AM PDT Reuters - Washington should investigate reports from a trove of leaked military documents indicating that American troops killed Iraqi civilians or ignored prisoner abuse by Iraqis, the U.N. human rights chief said on Tuesday.

Tariq Aziz and Iraq's most-wanted deck of cards: where are the aces and kings now? (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 26 Oct 2010 11:01 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor -

Vatican urges Iraq to halt Aziz execution (AP) Posted: 26 Oct 2010 10:39 AM PDT AP - The Vatican has urged Iraq to not carry out the death sentence meted out to former Iraqi foreign minister Tariq Aziz and says it may intervene diplomatically to try to halt it.

UN rights chief urges US, Iraq to probe WikiLeaks evidence (AFP) Posted: 26 Oct 2010 10:32 AM PDT AFP - UN human rights chief Navi Pillay on Tuesday urged Iraq and the United States to investigate allegations of torture and unlawful killings in the Iraq conflict revealed in documents leaked last week.

Ten killed in Iraq jewelry heists (AFP) Posted: 26 Oct 2010 10:14 AM PDT AFP - Three teams of gunmen with grenade launchers and machine guns swooped on jewelry shops in Kirkuk in northern Iraq on Tuesday, killing 10 people, five of them policemen, a security official said.

UN calls for US, Iraqi probe of Wikileaks reports (AP) Posted: 26 Oct 2010 10:07 AM PDT AP - The United Nations' top human rights official called on Tuesday for the U.S. and Iraq to investigate allegations of detainee abuse contained in Wikileaks' release of American military documents.

Tariq Aziz, international face of Saddam's regime, sentenced to hang (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 26 Oct 2010 06:44 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Tariq Aziz, Saddam Hussein’s deputy who was the international face of the regime, was sentenced to death Monday by an Iraqi court.

Iraq al Qaeda more lethal as homegrown insurgency (Reuters) Posted: 26 Oct 2010 05:43 AM PDT Reuters - Al Qaeda's Iraqi branch has evolved into a homegrown, more lethal and bolder insurgency comprised of Iraqi fighters hardened in U.S. prisons and posing a challenge to Iraqi forces, military officials say.

Iraq, Afghanistan among 'most corrupt' nations (AFP) Posted: 26 Oct 2010 04:38 AM PDT AFP - Iraq and Afghanistan on Tuesday came near the top of a closely watched global list of countries perceived to be the most corrupt, despite efforts to stamp out graft in the war-torn nations.

Report: Iraq, Afghanistan among most corrupt (AP) Posted: 26 Oct 2010 02:32 AM PDT AP - An international watchdog group says Afghanistan remains the world's second most corrupt country, and Iraq is not far behind.

(AP) Posted: 26 Oct 2010 01:53 AM PDT AP - Iraqi state TV stays Saddam Hussein ally Tariq Aziz sentenced to hang for persecuting Shiites.

WikiLeaks likely has more secret files: Pentagon (AFP) Posted: 26 Oct 2010 12:52 PM PDT AFP - The Pentagon believes WikiLeaks likely has more secret government documents in its hands, beyond those the website has already released or mentioned publicly, a spokesman said Tuesday.

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